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MP2 Pendant, MP2CP DIY Kit, and Z-axis Touch-Off ( ZTO )
Documentation and Videos
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To see our MP2CP DIY Kit as Featured in Digital Machinist magazine click HERE

Left click on link to read the User Guide online, right click to download
(User Guide last updated - 7/26/2011)

MP2 User Guide Ver. 1.02 (PDF 3mb - 57 pages)
(Detailed MP2 and new ZTO operation, including over 50 photos and diagrams)

MP2CP DIY Kit User Guide Ver. 1.10 (PDF 7.6mb - 65 pages and growing)
(This guide contains detailed MP2CP DIY KIT assembly and overview.
For operation detail please refer to the  MP2 User Guide above)

The MP2CP DIY kit was featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Digital Machinist magazine. If you did not receive an issue, you can call 800-447-7367 for a back issue. If you can't acquire a copy, below is an early draft of the article, complete with links to photos.
Digital Machinist magazine article early draft - Part 1

Videos below are in Windows Media Video (wmv) format.
Left click on link to view videos online, right click to download 
(Videos last updated - 11/11/2009)

MP2 Basic Operation (640x480 - 26mb)  (for 320x240- 13mb click here)

MP2 Advanced Operation - (640x480 - 56mb)  (for 320x240 26mb - click here)

MP2 Z-axis Touch-Off (ZTO) Operation - (640x480 - 30mb)  (for 320x240 15mb - click here)

MP2 Z-Axis Touch-Off Protection Demo - (640x480 - 9mb)  (for 320x240 6mb - click here)
MP2 ZTO Ops using Very Tiny Bits Demo - (640x480 - 40mb)  (for 320x240 26mb - click here)

Before Using the ZTO, please watch these videos.

MP2/ZTO Checks and Adjustments to Mach (640x480 - 64mb)  (for 320x240 29mb - click here)

MP2 Parameter Setting for the ZTO (640x480 - 71mb)  (for 320x240  35mb - click here)

MP2 ZTO Tips and Troubleshooting (640x480 - 60mb)  (for 320x240 24mb - click here)